Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma Associated with Metastases to Central Nervous System: Two Case Reports

• Main Authors: Yasuyuki Kawagoe (Author), Tetsuo Nakayama (Author), Satoshi Matuzawa (Author), Kazuko Fukushima (Author), Junji Onishi (Author), Yuichiro Sato (Author), Kimihiro Nagai (Author), Hiroshi Sameshima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We experienced two rare cases of metastases to the central nervous system (cerebral and leptomeningeal metastases) from primary epithelial ovarian carcinoma. The first case was a 55-year-old woman who developed carcinomatous meningitis while on chemotherapy for ovarian cancer stage IIIC. Cytological...